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we have given a lot of tax. and we should close by summing it all up to. thinnish race started. why in the context of the 1920's and 30's is it worth whilewo looking at the life and work of ernest hemingway? ernest >> i'll look at his contribution to american literature overall.u i agree with john. the most important writer large the for his contribution tois style. c keychains the way americans right forever. t he' i think he is probably the best short story writer and the english-language. we have talked a lot about his c models and contribution to theot short story which is simplyhi he remarkable. i .. very special for projecting american lit you are to really around the world. >> before you answer, i wanted to let people hear about the course you are teaching because i would love to take it. i don't think i can go back in time to be with your students, but tell our audience about it. >> i teach at the women yams
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maratime museum in connecticut. i teach in the context of the literature of the sea. my students have an opportunity to read his work after for my students have an opportunity to read his book and after doing things like going in at schooner from key west to cuba. they have a special appreciation for key west and cuba. >> when will they take that trip? >> they have taken an already and in a week or two they will read the old man of the see as their final work in the course. >> the importance of ernest hemingway. >> his importance is he transcends the times in which he lived and wrote and speaks to all of us forever and his works do that because he dared to try to create an emotional truth. one of the first writers to do that. you recognize you had to craft
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that, way you style riding mattered. he was a craftsman completely and he recognized what he left out was more important than what you put in in terms of making people feel something more than they understood it. he is the supreme writer of the motions for men and women. for the 20th century and the 20 first century. >> thanks to both of you for contributing your scholarship to our understanding of ernest hemingway. speaking of ernest hemingway we are going to close our program by showing you some more film footage of ernest hemingway on the ocean right outside where we are off of key west on board his beloved goat. those --boat
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. ♪ >> for more information on this and other american writers programs visit americanwriters.org. >> we ask what are you reading this summer? here's what you had to say.
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>> send us a tweet at booktv using summer reading to let you know what you plan on reading this summer. e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. up next booktv attended a book party for the book "demonic" ann coulter. she spoke briefly to chat with guests. this is about half an hour. [inaudible conversations] [applause]
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>> i don't get that reaction before -- i am mike gonzalez at heritage. welcome. it is my pleasure to welcome ann coulter. she is the author of the new york times bestsellers and a new one out bright now called "demonic". it is very funny. my colleagues know when i am reading one of her colleagues because i am laughing out loud. she is we and clever and courageous. she tackles issues that many will not. she stands up for her beliefs where others will waffle. that is because she has deep convictions. she understands -- there are many of us here but in the audience somewhere -- i will recognize two people. general and niece who is ronald reagan distinguished fellow of eagle study that the heritage foundation, vice president.
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[applause] >> and one more, stand, are you here? he hasn't made it in yet. he told me he was coming. he is author of the sharon statement. he really wanted to come. the reason i'm recognizing them as they are conservative icons. they are lions of traditional values and ann coulter is another iconic figure of conservatism. she will make remarks and take questions from you. afterwards she will sign. i ask -- we may not have time for pictures. afterwards at this time she will take pictures with you. would you like to answer questions? [applause] >> thank you for coming. thank you. i really wanted to speak after the book signing because it turns out they are serving beer
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and wine. the ideal audience for me are right wingers a low liquor up. i don't have remarks for this kind of book. i never imagined -- you look ahead with your book is coming yahoo! you will be competing with on amazon, never in a million years imagined i would be competing with something called weinergate. at least unlike anthony wiener you can tell if i am happy even when i am standing behind a podium. [laughter] >> i assume you all had a chance to read some of my book or see one of my eight million interviews in the last weekend days but i will quickly say "demonic" is a description of the mob. mobs are always the monarch and demons are always mobs. i described the democratic party and liberalism as a mob starting
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with the french revolution. the revolt of the mob. it has been that way two hundred years and now i understand liberals in a way i never did before. i consider myself an expert on liberals. there are a few things that always confused me. for example some of them, paul krug men and frank rich, jonathan alter, they did well on their sats tests because they all went to very good colleges and yet they seem so stupid. that is explained as crowd psychology. people in a crowd will lose their intelligence no matter how educated they are. they will grab conspiracies, they will turn their opponents into enemies. every point a group thing. it is mob psychology. beautifully described as liberals and not in a way you
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can say the same about conservatives. that is all i will say about the book because you are all getting a copy tonight but i would love to take questions because then i don't need prepared remarks. >> [inaudible] >> are have been on four times. they have been lovely to me. we had a great time every time except one. that was the penultimate time when they all yelled at me and i would have to wait for a pause to get something out and the only time barbara walters was on the show. by process of elimination i think the rest of them are lovely girls. actually i have been kind of usually instantly liberals fixate on some small point in my book, twist it around and turn it into the thesis of the boat and that is the only thing i
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talk about for the next month which gets really tedious in radio interviews. for the first time i am being asked about the book which on the one hand is great because of the time research and writing a book boat on the other hand i am worried without a massive -- my boat sales will suffer. >> right there in the blue shirt. >> looks like "in the middle" -- with the chris christie is not running. who is next? >> if he does not run he will go from being my love to my enemy for life. i am now designing my parachute so i can dive into the governor's mansion and persuaded to run and i think he should run because the country needs him. i think he is head and shoulders above the other candidates who are fantastic. one thing worth noting, every night is better than john mccain. [applause]
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>> it is not that i intensely dislike the others -- running against an incumbent and the mainstream media against us you need a star. chris christie won a governorship in one of the most left-wing state in the union. i was shocked when he won. i would have lost bets on that. i don't think it is a guarantee he will win reelection. he will be a loser next time if you're planning on running for president. and we have an amazing republican team coming up that can -- the attorney general of virginia if he runs for governor he is like chris christie. he is stunningly articulate which is something for a republican since our candidates usually can't put two sentences together and yet we win. if you get one that can talk that would be something. and the attorney general of kansas run for governor, same thing. marco rubio is turning out to be a fantastic senator. alan west if he runs for governor could run for
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president. we have this amazing talent and it is not going to be a cakewalk for chris christie because i will be his sworn enemy if he doesn't run this time. >> right there? >> how tall are you? i am 6 ft. 6. >> i think 8 ft. 7. give or take. >> right there? >> [inaudible] >> right. >> [inaudible] >> we are counting on the heritage foundation. this should be -- this should be a good year for the republicans in the senate.
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unfortunately in 2010 we had a lot of enthusiasm and anger about obamacare but it was the luck of the draw. we did not have the senate seat even though the democrats hold 70% or held 70% of the senate it was about 50/50 republicans and democrats who were up for elections like barbara boxer. they were in solidly. states. we didn't have many opportunities in the last election. that changes. next year. it changes three years from now. those are two fantastic years for republicans. i don't know how republicans are going to blow it. they will come up with something like fewer jobs. >> somebody here -- i want to add we are conservative but not partisan. >> thank you for coming today. do you think the liberals and i'm serious about this, have a clue about the spiritual
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component to why conservatives -- you don't have to like our policies but it goes beyond that? >> yes. that is covered more extensively in my book about three boat back called godless. that explains why you do see all of the mob psychology characteristics on the left and you don't see it among right wingers. you don't see it among republicans and we know from the polls that most republicans believe in god and most democrats don't and the ones who claim they do are running for office and lying. if you believe in god it is a vertical relationship. you don't have to care what people say in the crowd around you and in fact christians kind of like to be hated because christ said we would be so it makes us feel macho. whereas if you don't have an up/down relationship with god you really have to care what people around you think.
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that is when you won approval from the imaginary new york times editor in your head listening to your every exportation or hoping that john stuart won't say anything mean about you or will even like you. conservatives don't care what people around them think and that is why liberals don't believe in god. they are obsessed with what people around them think. two more questions? >> what advice do you have 4 young conservatives on college campuses? >> don't go to law school. >> fine. >> you will be from your life away. let the liberals go to law school. unless you are going to be a scum bag trial lawyer like john edward the won't make money and you will work weekends the rest of your lives. there are a lot of great jobs
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out there. the strangest jobs -- what was it? i forget but i said to her did you know you would be doing this in college and of course she laughed. some crazy job you didn't know exist. the person who designs food for tv commercials. so that it looks attractive. the lighting and how you put it on the plate. there are a lot of jobs out there and young conservatives should be going into the media, to hollywood. become public school teachers. the pay is fantastic. college professors. as for advice, college can teach me a few tricks. if you are an open avowed republican on college campus you are apparently not going with the flow. that is where you see the pathetic this of liberals. sucking up to their professors,
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teacher, another example of homophobia in hamlet. that is fine, settle down. and so you really don't need advice. pickup great tips from college republicans who came up with the illegal alien game which i am just bowled over in admiration with. and the affirmative action bake sale. i don't think i need to teach college republicans anything but i will tell you the truth is inherently appealing and a lot of college kids don't have political beliefs yet which is why i am constantly speaking on college campus despite the risk of physical violence. about half of the audience don't have clearly defined political beliefs. i am the only conservative they're going to hear in four years of college. i have a lot of things like this happen but i will give you one. at syracuse university a couple years ago, one of them keeps telling me what they say at the
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green meeting. the green said this or that and i said are you a secret mold? he said i used to be a green. what changed you? he said i saw you give a speech and your the only person who made sense. it was right after 9/11. it makes a difference for kids who are just forming their opinions. if you speak the truth the truth is inherently appealing. i would like to read two quotes and ask you to comment on both of them. one you know very well from page 14. as long as democrats can win elections by demagoguing they are happy to turn american into a banana republic drowning in debt and medicare and social security putting us on a high-speed bullet train to a bankruptcy. the democratic party refused to deal with that. the second quote the american people want us to cut spending because they know cutting spending will create a better environment for job creation. to model current issue with entitlement programs and tax increases is what the next
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budget process is for. we have opportunity to talk about that. march 3rd, 2011, speaker of the house of representatives. is it safe to say both parties on pursuing entitlement? >> there is. if i were picking out by most choice quote from the book the one on social security reform would not be it. still, i have said this to they may complain about their politicians and sometimes they're not being chickens. they are responding to the people and that is the great thing about the tea party movement. you have americans who haven't been thinking about politics. they have jobs. now they are starting to notice that social security and medicare are ponzi schemes. they were set up as ponzi schemes. i don't know if you watch and
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nbc has obsessively as i do but they are constantly denouncing the idea that this is an insult like we are using the n word against social security or calling upon the scheme. it is the definition of a ponzi scheme. incoming money goes out to current recipients. that is bernie madoff's plan. the creators of social security knew perfectly well they were creating a ponzi scheme but everyone would love them and they would be dead and buried before it went bankrupt and that is what happened but we have to educate people about that. i think the republicans instead of proposing plans to reform social security and medicare should do nothing but go on tv and talk about what the problems are. our current medicare recipients are receiving three times what they paid in. just keep talking about the problem and let's hear what the democrats have to say.
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>> sure. [inaudible] >> you mean it is unfair to throw michele bachman in the same boat with sarah palin? i think she emerged from that comparison monday night. i think michele bachman is magnificent and i also think you can't win the presidency from the house of representatives. if any of you are from minnesota you better go back and do some organizing so she can run for governor or at least senate. you see they take my orders. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. [applause] >> please form an orderly line. ann coulter will be signing books. [inaudible conversations]
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[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> nice to see you again. you are such a great man. i keep seeing you at these things and don't get to talk to you. >> you have a lot of fans here but i want to say hello.
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nice to see you. >> broke spier's. nice to meet you. for judy -- [inaudible conversations] >> very nice young man. >> that one is for steven and judy. >> for stephen and who? [inaudible conversations] >> the third one is actually 9. supposed to be to marry kate and diane. >> you are not mary kate. >> last time i saw you -- >> oh yes!
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that was fun. are you from michigan? >> no. i went to school there. thank you very much. >> hello. >> could i have the cover signed? i will explain. you took suggestions. beautiful cover. >> tell me about that. >> you need to face the camera. look this way. >> thank you very much. >> here is your pen. >> hello. >> i thought you looked familiar. [inaudible conversations] >> is this for you? >> going to college. >> great. don't go to law school. thank you.
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>> i and christina. >> nice to see you. [inaudible conversations] >> i just graduated from college and your book taught me more than any of my professors. thank you. >> hello. nice to meet you. i think this makes an excellent fathers day gift. >> actually can you do don? where are you from? >> texas. >> i love fans in texas. who do you look for? [inaudible conversations] >> still a republican. >> i am sarah.
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[inaudible conversations] >> it is for father's day. of big fan. >> where are you from? >> from maryland a originally. [talking over each other] >> growing tea party movement. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> pleasure meeting you. >> nice to meet you. >> i have a growing family from maryland. [inaudible conversations]
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>> thank you. >> i am patrick from oregon. >> what you doing in washington? >> my wife's graduation ceremony. [inaudible conversations] >> is this for you? >> yes. >> glad you are in town. >> students are graduating tomorrow. [inaudible conversations] >> hello. >> the heritage foundation. [inaudible conversations] >> for roger and sarah. where are you from? >> middleburg. >> how long? >> 2-1/2 years. >> what are we doing in libya?
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[inaudible conversations] >> hello. pleasure to meet you. you look familiar. >> you were debating chris matthews. >> oh yes! >> this is from my dad. asked me to make sure i have this for you. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you for all you do. >> thank you. [inaudible conversations]
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[inaudible conversations] >> last person at the democratic hearings. >> i talked to the last staffer. he is still alive. he is not done. >> can you talk while i finish this? >> a pleasure to talk to you. >> it is so good to see you. >> you look great as ever. a good time sitting in traffic. >> saying event this was sold out. >> i did! >> that is my girl. >> can'tet

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